slough
vt. 使陷入泥沼; 長痂,生痂; 拋棄
vi. 蛻皮; 脫落; 在泥漿中跋涉
When a plant sloughs its leaves, or an animal such as a snake sloughs its skin, the leaves or skin come off naturally.
All reptiles have to slough their skin to grow...
所有爬行動物生長過程中都要蛻皮。
The lemon geranium sloughs dry brown leaves at the base of its branches.
檸檬天竺葵枝條底部棕色的枯葉會脫落。
1. necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
2. a hollow filled with mud
3. a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou)
4. any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)
1. cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers;
slough sth off
[正式]摒棄;拋棄;擺脫
Companies need to learn how to unlearn , to slough off yesterday's wisdom.
公司要學會怎樣放棄,要勇於拋棄昨日的成就.
In a prolonged course the hooves, horns and hair may slough.
在病程長的病例中,蹄殼 、 角和被毛可能脫落.
Snakes slough off their skins once a year.
蛇每年蛻皮一次.
A cicada throws its slough.
蟬是要蛻皮的.
Slough off dry skin once a week.
每週除一次幹皮.